Moisturizing skin gel and method
AssigneeCombe Incorporated
InventorJohn R. Howard
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Abstract
A skin moisturizing composition comprising water, a skin moisturizer, a water soluble hydroxyalkylcellulose polymer and additives is free of fats and oils. The composition derives substantial water-barrier properties from the water soluble hydroxyalkylcellulose polymer.
Claims17
An aqueous skin moisturizing composition having substantial water-barrier properties comprising a water soluble hydroxyalkylcellulose polymer, a skin moisturizer and water, and being free of a film-forming polyglyceryl methacrylate polymer, occlusive fats or oils.
An aqueous skin-care composition consisting essentially of:
- about 70.0 to about 98.0 percent by weight water;
- about 0.1 to about 4.0 percent by weight water soluble hydroxyalkylcellulose polymer;
- about 1.0 to about 20.0 percent by weight glycerin;
- about 0.1 to about 2.0 percent by weight of one or more vulnerary agents;
- about 0.1 to about 4.0 percent by weight of one more antihistamines;
- about 0.1 to about 1.0 percent by weight of one or more emulsifiers;
- about 0.01 to about 1.0 percent by weight of one or more antimicrobials, antibacterials or antiseptics;
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- about 0.1 to about 6.0 percent by weight of one or more antipruritics or anesthetics.
A method of reducing transepidermal water loss comprising the step of applying to the skin of a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an aqueous skin moisturizing composition comprising a water soluble hydroxyalkylcellulose polymer, a skin moisturizer and water, and free of film-forming polyglyceryl methacrylate polymer, occlusive fats or oils.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.